Welcome to New Fork ...

So far, we found very little information about New Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Fork, please Contact Us.

New Fork would have been located within present day Sublette County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of New Fork, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Fork is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of New Fork is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where New Fork was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where New Fork once stood is in the (307) area code.

Communities near New Fork ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near New Fork.

• Pinedale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Sublette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <5>
• Big Sandy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Cora
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Cora is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cora <5>
• Daniel
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Daniel is located in Sublette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniel <5>
• Daniel Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Junction
  • Daniel Junction is located in Sublette County
• Marbleton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
  • Marbleton is located in Sublette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marbleton <5>
• Big Piney
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
  • Big Piney is located in Sublette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Piney <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Fork.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Fork. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Fork.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Fork. See our Newspapers Page for New Fork.

Adding New Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Fork in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Fork on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Fork.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/